Runners, walkers gear up for Seal Beach race

Lisa Hudson of Huntington Beach cheers as she and her daughter Quinn, 4, cross the finish line during Run Seal Beach last year. FILE PHOTO: KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Seal Beach Police lead the way during last year's Run Seal Beach, a 10K and 5K run. This year's event is set for Saturday. Some 6,000 people are expected to participate. FILE PHOTO: KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Los Alamitos High School Track Team member volunteers try to sleep as others socialize before last year's race. Pictured are, from left, Ben Anton, 18, of Los Alamitos; Bryan Dillon, 17, of Long Beach; Raychel Delaney, 15, and Ashley Sholmire, 15, both of Sean Beach; and Gina Small, 14, of Rossmoor. FILE PHOTO: KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Volunteer Yaseng Yann, a member of the Seal Beach Chamber and Lions International, shouts positive words for runners as they approach the finish line on Ocean Avenue during last year's Run Seal Beach, a 10K and 5K run. The 39th annual Run Seal Beach is set for Saturday. FILE PHOTO: KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

SEAL BEACH – Some 6,000 people will converge on this beach town Saturday. Many will run. Some will walk.

It's the 39th annual Run Seal Beach.

The event includes a 1K kids' race that kicks off at 7:30 a.m. and a 5K and a 10K that start at First Street and Marina Drive at 8 a.m.

The race is a volunteer-run affair that returns profits to community groups, including the Los Alamitos Unified School district and sports and recreation programs and organizations.

"Our primary reason for being is to not only run a great family focused race, but to generate funds which get driven right back into our community," race director Marc Loopesko said in a news release. We are so proud to be able to say that over the last ten years, we have given over $825,650 back."

Parking is limited. Participants can park at the beach parking lots, the 8th Street parking lot and by the Crab Pot Restaurant in Alamitos Bay Marina, Long Beach, but not by Khoury's or McKenna's restaurants, where cars will be towed, according to race organizers.

Last year, some participants complained that their cars were ticketed while they were running. Many streets allow parking for only one hour.

A number of streets will be closed in the early morning, including portions of Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach Boulevard and First Street. For a full listing of street closures, go to the race's website, runsealbeach.com.

"There will be significant parking impacts throughout the Old Town area," organizers said in a release. Anyone who needs to use their car from 6:30 to 10 a.m. is urged to park outside the Old Town area.

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